NHTSA Complaint #10594790 — 2004 BUICK LESABRE

IN MAY OF 2012 THE DASHBOARD COVERING BEGAN TO START BUCKLING UP IN AN AREA FROM THE CENTER OF THE DRIVER SIDE TO THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD. THIS HAS GOTTEN NOTICEABLY WORSE AS TIME HAS GONE ON. THE OBVIOUS CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT IN THE WAY THIS COVERING WAS CONSTRUCTED AND ATTACHED TO THE DASH. THE CONTINUAL RAISING OF THE DASH COVER POSES A REDUCED VISIBILITY ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. RESEARCH I HAVE DONE INDICATES THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM UNIQUE TO MY PERSONAL VEHICLE BUT RATHER A WELL DOCUMENTED DEFECT AFFECTING MANY VEHICLES SUCH AS MINE. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN CONCERNS RAISED THAT THIS ISSUE COULD CAUSE THE PREMATURE ACTIVATION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THIS DEFECT AND BECAUSE SO MANY VEHICLES HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT I BELIEVE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. *TR